Texas is awesome. Klobetime (CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons) Texas is a pretty unique state. It used to be its own country, it's bigger than any of the other 47 contiguous states, and its gross domestic product - at over $1.3 trillion - rivals that...

Given the importance of motivating employees based on their needs, expectations, and desire for equity, it’s no surprise that many organizational behavior professionals often spend a significant amount of time...

Motivation theories take several flavors. Some deal with basic needs that employees have, while others deal with employees’ expectations. Still another, equity theory, comes from the work of John Stacey Adams in...

Bias is more common in the workplace than you might think. Bias is simply defined as “a tendency to view things in a certain way that is often inaccurate.” There are several primary types of bias:
Types...

If someone told you they had “different personalities,” your initial reaction might be to refer them to a psychiatrist. But, it turns out that most people have different personality facets, and they let...

How people behave in an organization is often closely tied to how they feel about their work. This can be measured in two primary ways: job satisfaction and organizational commitment.
Both of these can be analyzed...

A favorable work situation is undoubtedly best for both a business and its employees. A work environment where employees are challenged to constantly improve their skills and increase their knowledge results in higher...

If you want to know how to influence others, you need to understand a little about persuasion psychology, because subtle mental cues are the keys to influencing others. This article covers both the psychology of...

Cost Volume Profit (CVP) analysis is an easy way for businesses to calculate breakeven points. The article covers several formulas, including profit targets, from a managerial accounting point of view.

Literature encompasses and showcases many aspects of humanity, including philosophy, morality, and knowledge. This is especially true in early American literature. In the 1600s, even before ‘America’ existed...